Edmonton Oilers: “Hitchcock is the third-winningest coach in @NHL history with a total of 823 victories. He led Dallas to a Stanley Cup in 1999 & captured the Jack Adams Award as the league’s top coach in 2011-12.”
Some thoughts from the media
Bob Stauffer: “Ken Hitchcock is 3rd all-time in NHL wins. Has won Stanley Cup (’99) and won 8 Divisional titles. Todd McLellan was a class act to deal with for the last 3+ seasons and finished 123-119-24 as Oilers Head Coach”
Greg Wyshynski: “Chiarelli has to make the playoffs to keep his job.